Titles are important to understand because of research papers. Here is a list of what you need to know when you use titles in your papers and in your works cited page.
Titles of short works (i.e. short stories and newspapers articles) should be enclosed within quoations: "A Rose for Emily"
Titles of books (i.e. your textbook) should be italicized: Literature: A World of Writing or Technical Communication
Before the latest version of MLA came out, it was okay to either underline a book's title or italicize it. That probably had to do with long transition from typewriters to full blown word processors. Now they have unifited that standard to italicized.
Titles of songs use quotations: "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
Titles of albums use italics: The White Album
Titles of poems use quotations: "Dulce et Decorum Est"
Titles of epic poems use italics: Beowulf
Titles of multi act plays use italics: Hamlet
Titles of one act plays use quotations: "Trifles"
Titles of magazine articles use quotations: "Coffee: Better for Us Than We Thought"
Titles of magazines use italics: Time
Titles of newspaper articles use quotations: "Cell Phone Laws Change October 1"
Titles of newspapers use italics: Carroll County Times and Frederick News Post
Titles
Titles are important to understand because of research papers. Here is a list of what you need to know when you use titles in your papers and in your works cited page.
Before the latest version of MLA came out, it was okay to either underline a book's title or italicize it. That probably had to do with long transition from typewriters to full blown word processors. Now they have unifited that standard to italicized.